February 10, 2016 at 8:44 am · Filed under Uncategorized and tagged: Syria, Turkey, US

Turkey has summoned the U.S. ambassador to “convey unease” a day after the U.S. State Department spokesman said that, unlike Turkey, Washington doesn’t recognize Syrian Kurdish forces as “terrorists.” The issue has strained ties between the two allies and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan even called on Washington to choose between Turkey and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, as its partner. A Foreign Ministry official said Ambassador John Bass was called to the ministry where a senior Turkish official expressed Ankara’s concerns. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she wasn’t authorized to make public statements.